here are some blurbs off of fox sports about the draft by Mike Tanier...
Nick Hartigan, the hard-hitting fullback from Brown, didn't get drafted but will get some looks as a free agent special teamer. There are plenty of other good fullbacks available on the free agent wire, including Brandon Jones of Purdue and Matt Bernstein of Wisconsin. Now, all we need are some NFL teams that still use fullbacks on more than 10 percent of their offensive plays.
first of all...fullback?!? WTF! secondly, getting some looks as a free agent special teamer is pretty dismal treatment for arguably the best running back in the history of Ivy League football.
Tim McGarigle (221st overall, Rams) is a step too slow in coverage to start in the NFL. But he was fast enough to tackle anyone who walked within three blocks of the stadium at Northwestern. He led the nation with 151 tackles in 2004. For an encore, he registered 156 tackles in 2005.
i would think all those guys he tackled would say Timmy is plenty fast enough. no?
Mark Setterstrom, G, Minnesota: Setterstrom never missed a game in his college career. He has quick feet and great work habits, and he is just big and strong enough to get by. He could end up starting by midseason for a Rams team that always seems to need help at guard.
he could be a starter midway through his rookie season, yet is just good enough to get by? am i missing something? if he's good enough to start, then why wasn't he drafted sooner? something doesn't add up here...
Greg Eslinger, C, Minnesota  Minnesota uses the same zone blocking scheme that the Broncos have made famous, so he'll develop nicely as the backup to Tom Nalen and eventually as Nalen's replacement.
same thing here...if he's good enouogh to eventually replace one of the best centers ever why didn't somebody draft him, oh, i don't know, before May?!?
Mike Hass, WR, Oregon State  Hass is small and slow, but he had great college production, going for more than 1,000 yards each of his three seasons at Oregon State after joining the team as a walk-on. He likens himself to Ricky Proehl: A good route runner with good hands and a feel for how to get the better of more athletic defensive backs. But he also finds enough seams in opposing defenses that he averaged 17.8 yards a catch over the course of his career. He was a steal with the 171st pick overall.
small and slow...hmmm...where have we heard this before? do any of these media idiots actually do any research before they write these wonderful insights? WTF! and how do you "get the better of more athletic defensive backs" and "find enough seams...that he averaged 17.8 yards a catch" if you're slower than my dead granny? jeez! soilent green is people!
Biggest surprise of round 5? The Eagles selected Jeremy Bloom, the Olympic skier who used to moonlight as a receiver and return man for Colorado. The Eagles needed a return man and a potential home run hitter off the bench at wide receiver. So what's the surprise? The Eagles actually did something interesting! Usually, in the later rounds they draft developmental offensive linemen or nice, polite young men from Brigham Young. Bloom gives Philly fans something to talk about and obsess over.
what to say?
Kyle Williams, DT, Buffalo Bills. Marv Levy is taking a lot of heat for this draft, but he found a fine player with the 134th selection. Williams is a high-energy defender who will fit in immediately as a rotation tackle. First-round pick John McCargo is a scout's dream who doesn't play to his potential. Williams is a coach's dream who hustles and makes a lot of plays but doesn't pass the tape measure tests. Don't be surprised if Williams is more productive this year.
how many of these stories are there? "a scout's dream who doesn't play to his potential" means what exactly? they signed another black felon-to-be? while "Williams is a coach's dream who hustles and makes a lot of plays but doesn't pass the tape measure tests" which is, of course, how you win football games. with tape measure tests.
and yet people still claim that if white players were good enough, they would not only get a shot, but would play! what country are they living in? open your eyes!
on a side note, why doesn't it surprise me that michael robinson of Penn State and brad smith of Missouri are supposedly both being looked at as running backs, when fast, white running QBs are automatically moved to safety or sometimes wide receiver (Scott Frost, Eric Crouch, Matt Jones, etc.)?